Image Gallery 2008
02 July 2008
Lance Corporal Chris Lewis
Lance Corporal Chris Lewis devoted more effort than most in preparation for his deployment with the Army to Afghanistan - he worked as a concierge at Afghan weddings in Sydney to practice his language skills and improve his understanding of the local culture.
And now the 29 year old is finding that extra effort paying off in spades as he mentors a group of Afghan National Army Engineers, working alongside Australian Sappers.
He completed the intensive 3 month Dari course at the Defence School of Languages in early 2007 and then worked at Afghan weddings part time for most of the year to improve his language skills.
He says that despite losing some of his skills in the months before deployment, he quickly got back up to speed once he was in country and working with his Afghan section, working closely with their own commander, Sergeant Firoz.
| 20080616adf8239682_072 Lance Corporal Chris Lewis works alongside his Afghan National Army Engineer section building a river crossing for the people of Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080616adf8239682_128 Lance Corporal Chris Lewis works alongside his Afghan National Army Engineers section, building a river crossing for the people of Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080616adf8239682_141 Lance Corporal Chris Lewis working alongside the Afghan National Army Engineers section he is mentoring in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080616adf8239682_170 Soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force 4 working alongside Afghan National Army Combat Engineers building a river crossing for the people of Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080619adf8239682_109 No weapons at the table, please! An array of rifles at the ready while soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force share a meal with Combat Engineers from the Afghan National Army. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080619adf8239682_127 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force share a meal with Afghan National Army Combat Engineers after working together at the Baluchi Crossing for the people of Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080619adf8239682_231 Lance Corporal Chris Lewis, RTF 4, with members of his Combat Engineer and Afghan National Army section, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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